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Hi I am looking details for May Graham May born 1915 Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland in 1938 she had a daughter Patricia and 1942 Son William Her partner was Adam Armstrong at the time
She disappears of U.K records after her son was born.
It would be great if someone would kindly help by checking passenger list for around that time
Ian

So who are we looking for? May Graham? May Graham May? May Graham Armstrong?

Hi Sorry May Graham May is the full name
Ian

May Graham May
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915
Age: 45
Port of Departure: Cape Town, South Africa
Arrival Date: 28 Oct 1960
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Cape Town
[Port Elizabeth]
[Durban]
Ship Name: Pendennis Castle

From the image: dob 28 3 15,
Single
Destination 118 West Princes St, Glasgow
Occupation - Commercial Vehicle Driver (yes, really!)
Holds a UK & Col(onial) passport issued in Rhodesia
Had lived in Rhodesia and now intends to live in Scotland

Ho my god wow
Ian

Hi Sorry for that i have been looking for her for ages
would you know if she had william may with her on that trip
thank you so much
Ian

No sorry - no one else with the surname May.

They are listed alphabetically, so is there a chance that William would have the surname Armstrong, if that was his father's surname?

Hi Det
Thank you so much for your kind help with my research. would it be possible for me to get a copy of the ships log
Ian

OK - link sent straight from Ancestry.

Couldn't find anything for William under May or Armstrong.

Hi MET
Your copy came through to me just great i can believe i have this data it will help me piece to gather my family history research
May was married when she had Patricia in 1938 father Adam Armstrong Pat is still alive in NZ 72 years she as no idea what happened to her mother as she was suppurated while still a baby but she as alway,s want to know you have gone a long way to help her find her mother thank you so much MET

At least Pat will know what she did for part of the missing years. Perhaps you can now find a marriage or death in GB? Not sure how you go about finding any further records from Rhodesia.

All the best.

Hi forgive me but would you have access to see if you can see when they left the U.K for South Africa we now know it was between 1942 Williams birth in Falkirk, Stirlingshire and her return in 1960
Ian

Nothing there - Ancestry tends to only show outbound from the US, and inbound US, Canada + the UK. But having said that, someone else may be able to come up with it, possibly from FMP which I don't have.

You could alter the title to 'Now FMP passenger lists', or search for free on it and copy and paste anything possible.

What ever you do - DON'T PRESS DELETE BY ACCIDENT!!!

Hi Det
Strange i was just thinking what as said Pat recalls being taken to South Africa by a old Aunt when she was nine years old that would be around 1947 now i am thinking whats the family connection that took May out there? so pat and her mother were both there a the same time
plot thickens
Ian

So now we need to look for

Patricia Armstrong b 1938, incoming from (possibly) SA or a vessel which boarded passengers there, with a destination Scotland.

I did have a quick look as there are several, but were older when they travelled eg 19, or looked as if they were part of a nuclear family group

Hopefully some night owls can have a closer look, cos I'm seeing double! Off to bed now, way past mine.

Hi Det
Get a good night rest you have earned it
Ian

I've had another look for Patricia May or Armstrong B 1938 Glasgow/Scotland) sailing inbound about 1948, but the only one with a sensible age is

Patricia Armstrong
Birth Date: abt 1935
Age: 12
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 22 Jul 1947
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Queen Elizabeth

She is travelling with Austen Armstrong age 33, destination 172 Birchfields, Fallowfield, Manchester.

Don't think she was 'your' Patricia!

If Pat got her age wrong for when she went out to SAfrica with her aunt, we can have another look. As is stands, we're at a dead end.

A suggestion only.

May went missing after 1942 and returns as a Commercial Driver.
Did she join up during the war and went out to SA or elsewhere with her Corps/Reg?

I do not see a likely one on FMP Passenger lists for her going out.

Do we have a name for the Old Aunt that took Pat out to SA please?

Edts.
I cant find a death for May Graham May in England Wales or Scotland,nor a marriage after 1960,and agree with Cathy on no birth found for her on SP,nor a marriage to Adam Armstrong.

Hi Ian,

I can't find a May Graham May or even a May May birth in 1915 in scotlandspeople. There are no May May births in Stirling / Larbert between 1855 and 2009...
Were the children born in Scotland?

Kind regards,

Cathy

PM'd a death record to Ian